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Aix-la-Chapelle, Treaty. 1668. Ended War of Devolution between France, Spain. 1748. Ended War of Austrian Succession. Hapsburgs weakened, Prussian power recognized.
Albert of Brandenburg. 1490-1568. First Duke of Prussia, 1525. Ended Teutonic Knights’ rule.
Alsace-Lorraine. Iron rich region along Rhine. 1C BC Rome. 5C Alemanni. 496 Franks. 870 German. 1648(A)/1766(L) French 1871 Prussia. 1919 France 1940 Germany. 1945 France.
Austrian Succession, War. 1740-48. Jenkins Ear and King George’s Wars. Maria Theresa recognized. Francis I becomes Holy Roman Emperor. Prussian power shown. Aix-la-Chapelle Treaty. Silesian War.
Austro-Prussian War. 1866. Austria excluded from German Confederation. Austrian influence in Italy ended. Dual Monarchy.
Basel, Treaty. 1795. Prussia, France exchange Rhine territories.
Bautzen, Battle. 1813. Napoleon defeats Prussians.
Bavarian Succession, War. (Potato War). 1778-9. Prussia stops Austria from taking over Bavarian land ceded to it.
Berlin. Capital of: 1701 Prussia. 1871 Germany. 1949 German Democratic Republic. 1990 Germany.
Bismarck, Otto von. 1815-98. Prince. Prussian Prime Minister 1862-90. Founded German Empire; First Chancellor 1871-90. Provoked Franco-Prussian War. Ems Dispatch. Schleswig.
Blücher, Gebhardt von. 1742-1819. Prussian general at Waterloo.
Bülow, Bernard. 1849-1929. Prussian Prime Minister 1900-9. Bismarckian Realpolitik. Social legislation.
Bulow, Friedrich. 1755-1816. Prussian general against Napoleon.
Commune, Paris. 1871. Revolutionary government formed when Thiers abandoned Paris to Prussians. Crushed 2 months later by McMahon. 20,000 killed.
Congress System. 1815-25. Diplomacy by regular meetings of Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia.
Dresden, Treaty. 1745. Prussia gains Saxony. Ends 2nd Silesian War.
Ems Dispatch. 1870. Bismarck alters telegram from Wilhelm, causing Franco-Prussian War.
Erfurt Parliament. 1850. Austrian opposition causes withdrawal of Prussian plan for German Unification.
Franco-Prussian War. 1870-1. Unified Germany dominated by Prussia, wins Alsace-Lorraine. Commune. Ems Dispatch.
Frankfurt, Treaty. 1871. Ended Franco-Prussian War. France paid indemnity, gave up Alsace-Lorraine.
Frederick I. 1657-1713. Creator and first king of Prussia, 1701.
Frederick II. The Great. 1712-86. Powerful Prussian king. Siezed Silesia from Austria. Patron of Arts. Liberal internal reforms.
Fürstenbund. “League of Princes” 1785. Prussian-led association of German states vs Joseph II.
Gastein, Convention. 1865. Schleswig-Holstein divided between Prussia and Austria.
Gneisenau, August. 1760-1831. Prussian general vs Napoleon.